Houndé | |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Burkina Faso |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Burkina Faso |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Hauts-Bassins Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Tuy Province |
Elevation M: | 357 |
Population As Of: | 2019 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 87151 |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 11.5°N -34°W |
Houndé is a city located in the province of Tuy (of which it is the capital) in the Hauts-Bassins Region of Burkina Faso. It is situated about 100km (100miles) east by northeast of Bobo-Dioulasso along the trunk road Route Nationale N1 to Ouagadougou.
Houndé is the site of Houndé Mine, a major gold mine that is mostly owned by Endeavour Mining.[2] [3]